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Deja Elise

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The United States

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http://www.lickherature.com

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Gay and Lesbian, Fiction, Romance

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Octavia Butler, Margarette Atwood, Gillian Flynn,

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December 2016

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A creative soul, mother of three, wifey, and professional daydreamer, Deja was born and raised in a land of pristine beaches and palm trees called Miami. Her love for all things books started early. At eight, she wrote her first short story on a typewriter her mother gifted her so she’d stop writing on the walls.

Being able to share her stories has always been a dream and today, she writes steamy stories featuring queer and bi-curious women of color in various stages of love and relationships.

She writes strong characters who are unapologetically black, openly discusses trauma and HEAs are not guaranteed.

When she’s not dreaming up alternate universes, she’s hanging out with her little tribe, watching something where the world ends or restaur ...more

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Average rating: 4.43 · 911 ratings · 137 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	At the Deep End (First Time Lesbian, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V Day 4.26 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Deep End: Deeper, Book 2 4.51 avg rating — 84 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Dell Met Angel 4.43 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V Day II 4.55 avg rating — 74 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bluest Christmas 4.26 avg rating — 77 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Deep End: In Deep, Book 3 4.55 avg rating — 65 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V Day III (V Day: A Friends to Lovers Romance Book 3) 4.51 avg rating — 59 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Deep End: Down Deep, Book 4 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Be Loved By Mia 4.33 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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V Day IV – Let’s Talk About It!

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So V Day IV is out and making its rounds. You guys gobbled up this book and I’m grateful. Apologies for the typos and formatting issues. Hoping Amazon will allow you to download the updated version soon.

There will be a final book V Day V! And some of you have asked about a Dell & Angel sequel. Mmm…I wasn’t expecting to write one, but, I be

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Her Last Breath (Wolf Lake #1)

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¡Ay Karima 🥰 This might be my favorite Zedde book yet. I don’t know what she sprinkled on these pages but it was just the right amount of everything I need in a romance. Delphine and Karima made quite a pair. I saw a big part of myself in Delphine—spen ...more
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Hallmark Could Never…💅 I love Christmas and I love the idea of being in love during Christmas even more. McKenna is an endearing character, self deprecating and sarcastic with a tinge of people pleasing…but I might be projecting. 🤔 And who wouldn’t fa ...more
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This Honey Is Spicyyyyy 4.5! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 The title is Sweet Like Honey, but the things these two were doing was anything but sweet! 🥵 In true lesbian fashion, these two moved u-haul fast, but it made sense. They had history and had always been close. Their emo ...more
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Sweet, Sexy and So Good! So glad Ms. Freeman decided to give us what we’ve all been waiting for. Gen and Zuri were such a breath of fresh air in book 1 and in round 2 of this whirlwind love story, Freeman brought the heat! 🔥 Did I side eye the both of ...more
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Deja Elise answered Alison's question: hi again! Is "A Divine Kind Of Christmas" going to be out in paperback anytime soon?? 😭😭😭 I’ll work on it.
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Super Sweet Sapphic 4.5 Sunflower is the perfect title for this read as it felt like a relaxing drive on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It had a great flow and the characters stuck with me. Autumn is a single mom still struggling with getting over her trif ...more
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Deja Elise and 5 other people liked Rena's review of Dumb (The Urban Renaissance): "3.75 stars. I hesitate to say I "enjoyed" this book, because I spent most of my reading being completely frustrated with Paige and, most especially, raggedy-ass stud Kyra. *Dumb* is exactly as its title denotes; Paige ignores the red flags in a new" Read more of this review »
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